Can policy actors learn from academic scientists?

Montpetit, Éric; Lachapelle, Érick

doi:10.1080/09644016.2015.1027058

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“…We are interested in ascertaining whether and under what conditions experts are more likely to make valid judgments in their area of competence. 2 This builds on previous research, which finds that experts are able to learn from science, in the sense that they are able to integrate newly acquired information (Montpetit and Lachapelle 2015). In this paper, we explore whether expert decision-making is enhanced when experts are more informed.…”

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Information, values and expert decision-making: the case of soil decontamination

Montpetit

Lachapelle

2015

Policy Sci

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Building on insights from cognitive psychology and scholarship on decisionmaking, this article examines the respective role of values and information, and the interaction between them, in the formation of expert judgment. We analyze data from an original expert survey on soil decontamination practices and test several hypotheses found in the literature. While it is common to assume that experts rely primarily on factual information when making decisions, we find that values may also orient the judgment of experts when such information is lacking. In such cases, experts may be influenced by their value predispositions, leading to a wider range of expert assessments. Conversely, the judgment of experts who possess the relevant information tends to converge on the best known outcomes. We thus find that relevant knowledge mediates the role of values in expert judgment. While suggesting that some caution should always be taken when deferring to experts, our findings suggest that governments and the public are justified in taking experts' judgment seriously.

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Information, values and expert decision-making: the case of soil decontamination

Montpetit

Lachapelle

2015

Policy Sci

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“…The major obstacle to market penetration is that many sites to be decontaminated are in peri‐urban areas and need to be efficiently decontaminated over a short period, which is incompatible with the current practice of in situ phytoremediation. Additionally, phytoremediation is rarely suggested as a remediation technique by accredited experts because it is believed to be inefficient and because of the inability to precisely determine the duration of this biological process as it depends on contaminant and soil natures, plant used, environmental conditions and microbial activities (Montpetit and Lachapelle, , ). One of the main reasons behind this was the low level of knowledge shown by accredited experts in the field of soil remediation partly due to poor communication from scientists (Montpetit and Lachapelle, , ).…”

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“…Additionally, phytoremediation is rarely suggested as a remediation technique by accredited experts because it is believed to be inefficient and because of the inability to precisely determine the duration of this biological process as it depends on contaminant and soil natures, plant used, environmental conditions and microbial activities (Montpetit and Lachapelle, , ). One of the main reasons behind this was the low level of knowledge shown by accredited experts in the field of soil remediation partly due to poor communication from scientists (Montpetit and Lachapelle, , ). Therefore, on top of research efforts aiming at better understanding the plant–microbe interactions during rhizoremediation, future endeavours should also (i) set‐up large scale demonstration experiments, potentially using integrated bioremediation approaches (Megharaj and Naidu, ), (ii) partner with environmental consulting firms and accredited experts, (iii) develop a genomics‐based tool to suggest management strategies and predict the duration of phytoremediation and (iv) test novel microbiome management approaches applicable at the field scale, such as inocula combining PGPR and microbial degraders (Baez‐Rogelio et al ., ).…”

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Rhizoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons: a model system for plant microbiome manipulation

Correa-García

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Séguin

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Microbial Biotechnology

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SummaryPhytoremediation is a green and sustainable alternative to physico‐chemical methods for contaminated soil remediation. One of the flavours of phytoremediation is rhizoremediation, where plant roots stimulate soil microbes to degrade organic contaminants. This approach is particularly interesting as it takes advantage of naturally evolved interaction mechanisms between plant and microorganisms and often results in a complete mineralization of the contaminants (i.e. transformation to water and CO 2). However, many biotic and abiotic factors influence the outcome of this interaction, resulting in variable efficiency of the remediation process. The difficulty to predict precisely the timeframe associated with rhizoremediation leads to low adoption rates of this green technology. Here, we review recent literature related to rhizoremediation, with a particular focus on soil organisms. We then expand on the potential of rhizoremediation to be a model plant‐microbe interaction system for microbiome manipulation studies.

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“…Bukti terbaru menunjukkan bahwa aktor yang terlibat dalam proses kebijakan sebenarnya terbuka untuk memperoleh pengetahuan baru. Bahkan, tidak ada alasan untuk menganggap bahwa para pelaku kebijakan benar-benar menutup diri terhadap informasi yang mereka baca dalam dokumen kebijakan atau mendengar dari para pelaku kebijakan lainnya, bahkan ketika itu berasal dari koalisi yang merugikan (Acemoglu dan Montpetit & Lachapelle, 2015).…”

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Politik Kebijakan Publik: Pengantar untuk Mahasiswa dan Peneliti Pemula (Draft)

Seftyono¹

2018

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Perspektif yang mengkaji kebijakan publik pada dasarnya didominasi oleh pendekatan yang institusionalis. Mulai dari kontingensi, struktural dan demografi ketiganya memberikan nuansa proses administrasi sebagai bagian penting dalam proses kebijakan. Namun demikian, dilihat dari perspektif dinamis, posisi aktor yang ada di dalam politik maupun administrasi lebih leluasa terlibat dalam proses kebijakan. Perspektif-perspektif ini semakin memperkaya wacana proses kebijakan publik yang lebih dinamis. Kebijakan publik tidak lagi menjadi domain khusus pemerintah, melainkan juga publik sebagai pemberi input yang yang menerima konsekuensi sebuah kebijakan.

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Can policy actors learn from academic scientists?

Cited by 18 publications

References 25 publications

Information, values and expert decision-making: the case of soil decontamination

Information, values and expert decision-making: the case of soil decontamination

Rhizoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons: a model system for plant microbiome manipulation

Politik Kebijakan Publik: Pengantar untuk Mahasiswa dan Peneliti Pemula (Draft)

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